HK actor Shing Fui-on dead at 54Prolific Hong Kong actor Shing Fui-on died on Thursday evening after a five-year battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of throat cancer that he had been diagnosed with in 2004. His final minutes were reportedly spent with family and friends, including fellow entertainers Alan Tam, Eric Tsang and Nick Cheung.Shing was best known as a supporting actor in over 350 Hong Kong films and 600 TV series episodes over the last 40 years. With a rugged face and an unusually tall frame, he often played villainous characters, typically gang leaders. Some of Shing’s most notable roles were in John Woo’s A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER. He had one leading role in THE BLUE JEANS MONSTER, an action comedy from 1991. One of Shing’s last roles was in Cheung Chee-keong’s British crime actioner BODYGUARD: A NEW BEGINNING.
Jian Guo Da Ye (The Great Cause of Chinas Foundation/Founding of the Nation) 《建國大業》HOLY SHIT! The most epic cast ever!
Hong Kong entertainer Vivian Chow Wai Man 周慧敏 is set to return to the big screen after a 12-year hiatus in her showbiz career. Hong Kong entertainer Vivian Chow is set to return to the big screen after a 12-year hiatus in her showbiz career.The singer-actress along with fellow actress Sandra Ng will portray a lesbian couple in a romantic comedy, the web portal Sina.com reports.The movie will be helmed by award-winning director Ann Hui. Filming is scheduled to start in November, although the movie's title has yet to be unveiled. Chow, 42, enjoyed great popularity in China throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s as a Cantopop sweetheart. She made headlines in the Chinese media last year after her then writer-boyfriend Joe Nieh had an affair. Later the couple ended up getting married.
Plot:During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade being reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, QUINGLONG and XUANWU, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Quinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Quinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Quinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.
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Golden Harvest aims high for studio revivalEarlier this year it was revealed that Hong Kong movie studio Golden Harvest, once an industry leader that gradually scaled down operations and closed its production wing in 2003, was on the comeback trail with new owners and aggressive plans to resuscitate its moviemaking arm and expand its distribution and theater operations in China. In a more recent announcement executives revealed that within three years, the company expects to go from operating 12 to 600 theaters in China and go from producing zero movies per year to five. This would include at least one big-budget title per year. The studio has already invested in upcoming fantasy actioner THE STORM WARRIORS and is planning a new movie with CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON producer Bill Kong that will revolve around female warriors in ancient China.Studio founder Raymond Chow sold controlling stake in the company to Chinese businessman Wu Kebo back in 2007. Wu owns China-based Orange Sky Entertainment Group. Earlier this year Golden Harvest merged with Orange Sky’s production unit and was renamed Orange Sky Golden Harvest. Why this news matters to martial arts and action film enthusiasts is that since the 1970s when it was founded by former Shaw Brothers executives, Golden Harvest emerged not only as the territory’s top film studio but as a leading producer of many of Hong Kong’s finest martial arts and action films. It has been home to genre heavyweights Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and John Woo and movies like FIST OF FURY, POLICE STORY and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA. Golden Harvest also successfully invested in a number of Hollywood action films including ENTER THE DRAGON, the live-action TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES films, and even Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece BLADE RUNNER.Under Chow’s management, the studio thrived where former rival Shaw Brothers floundered by allowing successful filmmakers like Jackie Chan and John Woo to have more creative freedom to do what they do best. Hopefully, the new management will be just as savvy. Regardless, this news, along with news of the recent revival of Shaw Brothers, means that Hong Kong cinema’s legacy will not only survive its once uncertain merger with the fast-growing mainland Chinese film market but likely prosper as it evolves and adapts. If all of this leads to production of new martial arts and action films that live up to Golden Harvest’s former standards, we’re in for good times ahead.
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Golden Harvest aims high for studio revival
Nick Cheung too into filming bed scene, injures himself & sent to hospital Nick Cheung's new film "Mong Kok Prison" (旺角監獄) had one heated bed scene with co-star Monica Mok which was the most challenging for him. Because the two were too into the scene, making their actions too heated, even when rolling off the bed, Nick injured his shoulder and was sent to the hospital for treatmentIn the film, Nick plays a triad assassin who has been in prison for 30 years. After he was released from prison, he suffers from mental disorders. Nick once said frankly that he's always worried of going over the line in getting too into character, thus leading to depression. He also revealed that when he's not in a good mood, he would become rude and can even hurt someone. For the bed scene with co-star Monica Mok, Nick got too into character and worried about his partner, causing injuries and having to visit the hospital. Also this bed scene is Nick's most challenging one, the story talked about how Monica had to repay Nick for saving her with her body. Suffering from mental illness, Nick quickly took action on her, taking off her clothes and force kissing her. But during filming, the two got too into the scene, making their actions too heated. When the two rolled off the bed, Nick was worried that Monica may bump her head, so he had himself roll off first, so he can touch the ground first. Because of this, he injured his shoulders, the behind the scenes workers saw the accident and sent him to the hospital for treatment. Afterwards Nick said: "Actually before shooting the scene, we already discussed that we will accommodate each other. When it was time to officially shoot because we were too into the scene, that's why there are injuries. Monica is very professional, she performed well." Monica expressed that she does not mind shooting intimate scenes, and praised that Nick is a gentleman. Before filming, Nick had already told her what parts of her body he will be end up touching.Source: Oriental DailyTranslated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU
Yuen Woo-ping’s ‘True Legend’ plot detailedWhile covering the American Film Market, Latino Review has discovered a detailed plot and new picture for Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming kung fu actioner TRUE LEGEND which stars wushu star Vincent Chiu (THE BLADE) as folk hero Su Qi-er, better known as Beggar Su. This film marks the legendary kung fu moviemaker’s first triumphant return to solo directing in over a decade. Featuring a notable cast that includes Andy On, Michelle Yeoh and David Carradine, the film is scheduled for release in February of 2010.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, war hero Su Can (Su Qi-er) leads a spectacularly daring raid on enemy forces before retiring home from his military life to his beloved wife and their newborn son. Six years later, his vengeful step-brother Yuang (Andy On) returns from war unrecognizably consumed by Dark Martial Arts and armed with his Five Venom Fist, which he wields to severely injure Su as payback for a long and dark family history. Su and his wife barely escape with their lives, but their son is now held captive by an increasingly psychotic Yuang. Over many long and difficult months, Su recovers from his injuries and once again hones his craft with the help of a mysterious Bearded Man and his apprentice, Lord Wushu, a Golden Monk of unimaginable martial arts virtuosity. But even with this training, Su is unable to save his wife’s life when she single-handedly stakes out to find their son. Utterly broken by grief, Su soon wanders the streets as a drunken beggar with no will to live. It is only when his son is once again threatened, this time by imperial Westerners out to shame the Chinese people, that an inebriated Su summons all his fighting skills to save the day and unwittingly forges a new style of martial arts forever known as The Drunken Fist!